Terre-et-Marais (, literally ''Land and Marsh'') is a

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in the

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Manche Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

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The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Sainteny (the seat) and

Saint-Georges-de-Bohon Saint-Georges-de-Bohon () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Terre-et-Marais.Arrêté préfectoral
16 December 2015 The communes of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon and Sainteny become delegated communes.

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